Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Pool, Montreal
Date22 July (heats)
24 July (final)
Competitors40 from 23 nations
Winning time1:11.16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannelore Anke  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marina Koshevaya  Soviet Union
Swimming at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Pool, Montreal. The event took place between 22–24 July 1976.[1][2]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marina Koshevaya  Soviet Union 1:14.64 Q
2 Annick de Susini  France 1:15.79 Q
3 Dagmar Rehak  West Germany 1:15.95
4 Ann-Sofi Roos  Sweden 1:18.61
5 Beatriz Camuñas  Mexico 1:20.46

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Robin Corsiglia  Canada 1:14.14 Q
2 Gabriele Askamp  West Germany 1:14.31 Q
3T Anna Skolarczyk  Poland 1:17.16
3T Anette Fredriksson  Sweden 1:17.16
5 Kazuyo Inaba  Japan 1:17.20
6 Nancy Deano  Philippines 1:20.93

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union 1:14.14 Q
2 Lisa Borsholt  Canada 1:15.05 Q
3 Karla Linke  East Germany 1:15.36 Q
4 Karin Deleurand  Denmark 1:19.06
5 Véronique Brisy  Belgium 1:19.56
6 Elena Ospitaletche  Uruguay 1:21.44

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Maryna Yurchenia  Soviet Union 1:14.81 Q
2 Lauri Siering  United States 1:15.41 Q
3 Iris Corniani  Italy 1:17.21
4 Marcia Morey  United States 1:17.30
5 Helen Burnham  Great Britain 1:17.31
6 Cristina Teixeira  Brazil 1:17.94
7 Dacyl Pérez  Venezuela 1:21.39

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hannelore Anke  East Germany 1:11.11 Q, WR
2 Maggie Kelly-Hohmann  Great Britain 1:14.23 Q
3 Joann Baker  Canada 1:15.55 Q
4 Toshiko Haruoka  Japan 1:16.31
5 Renee Laravie  United States 1:16.76
6 Ilse Schoors  Belgium 1:18.63
7 Angela López  Puerto Rico 1:22.95

Key: WR = World record

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Carola Nitschke  East Germany 1:13.36 Q
2 Wijda Mazereeuw  Netherlands 1:14.81 Q
3 Christine Jarvis  Great Britain 1:14.94 Q
4 Susanne Nielsson  Denmark 1:15.43 Q
5 Maritzka van der Linden  Netherlands 1:16.76
6 Rossana Juncos  Argentina 1:21.53
7 Allison Smith  Australia 1:21.62

Semifinals

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union 1:13.53 Q
2 Carola Nitschke  East Germany 1:13.73 Q
3 Maryna Yurchenia  Soviet Union 1:13.96 Q
4 Karla Linke  East Germany 1:14.49 Q
5 Gabriele Askamp  West Germany 1:14.50 Q
6 Christine Jarvis  Great Britain 1:14.59
7 Susanne Nielsson  Denmark 1:15.38
8 Annick de Susini  France 1:16.30

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hannelore Anke  East Germany 1:10.86 Q, WR
2 Marina Koshevaya  Soviet Union 1:13.20 Q
3 Maggie Kelly-Hohmann  Great Britain 1:13.57 Q
4 Robin Corsiglia  Canada 1:14.56
5 Lauri Siering  United States 1:14.84
6 Wijda Mazereeuw  Netherlands 1:14.86
7 Joann Baker  Canada 1:15.20
8 Lisa Borsholt  Canada 1:15.41

Key: WR = World record

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hannelore Anke  East Germany 1:11.16
2 Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union 1:13.04
3 Marina Koshevaya  Soviet Union 1:13.30
4 Carola Nitschke  East Germany 1:13.33
5 Gabriele Askamp  West Germany 1:14.15
6 Maryna Yurchenia  Soviet Union 1:14.17
7 Maggie Kelly-Hohmann  Great Britain 1:14.20
8 Karla Linke  East Germany 1:14.21


References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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